Funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Khamenei to begin July 4, burial set for July 9
The ceremonies were delayed by war-related security concerns and will include a procession in Tehran, a service in Qom and burial in Mashhad.
- The national funeral for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in the northeastern city of Mashhad on July 9, state media reported on Saturday.
- Joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on his compound in February killed Khamenei, ending over three decades leading the Islamic Republic.
- Three days of funeral ceremonies in Tehran will precede the burial, with an additional service scheduled in the holy city of Qom on July 7.
- Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader's son, has remained out of public view since the war began, though U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted earlier this month he appears to be taking a more active role.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed on Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed on a peace deal framework, with an initial agreement expected to be signed within 24 hours.
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Leyatollah Ali Khamenei led Iran for almost 37 years before being killed on February 28, in the early hours of the Israeli-American operation.
Funeral for Iran’s supreme leader set for July, while a deal nears to end the war - Regional Media News
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be in July, the country's state-run television said Saturday, as mediators said an agreement to end the war was close. The funeral, burial and farewell events for Khamenei will take place between July 4 and 9 during Muharram, a traditional period of mourning in the Shia Muslim calendar. Khamenei was killed in the opening attack of the war that Israe…
Iran’s state television confirmed on Saturday that the funerals of the late Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, will begin on 4 July and will extend until 9 of that month, when Khamenei will be buried in the city of Machhad, in the north of the country. Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for more than 37 years, was assassinated on 28 February following an offensive by Israel and the United States against his residence in Tehran. The funerals, sus…
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